"BREAKING UP" CEREMONY

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 138, 7 December 1912, Page 11

"BREAKING UP" CEREMONY

ST. JOSEPH'S CONVENT. A ' concert was given in St. Anne's Hall, Newtown. yesterday) by the pupils attending the St. Joseph's Convent High School, The programme was opened by a "Boat Song," by the Misses C. Dibley, E. Clark, M. Tracy, and K. Wylie. An item which presented a very pretty effect was a "Tambourine Dance" by the junior girls. The rifle exercises by the junior boys under the direction ot Master R. Wickliffe were capitally done. Musical items, both in« dividna'lly and collectively, by the Misses Keauy, Tracy, Clark, Dibley and Wylie. earned well-merited applause. A feature of the entertainment was the Swedish drill by -the senior pupils, under the direction of Mr. Duffey. The audience showed marked appreciation of the vaiious graceful movements, _ which were gone through with a precision that bespoke caretul training. A very enjoyable concert was brought to a conclusion by the singing of a part song by all the pupils. The Rev. Paiher Herring. S.M.. in presenting the prizes wen during the year, complimented the students upon the high standard of their work ; he trusted they would enjoy their holidays, which they had well merited by their arduous Work during the school year. The prize-list is appended : — Good conduct (medal), Eileen Keany ; Christian doctrine (medal), Mabel Griffiths ; dux, Eileen Clark ; singing (medal), Christine Bibley ; physical culture (medal), Christine Dibley and May Tracy, equal in merit ; painting. Eileen O'Shca. Music— Highest marks (medal). Rita Clee? ; Hist grade, Esther Hunter: second grade. Jean Mudie : third grade, Eileen O'Shca ; preparatory, Naomi Mori 2' ', diligence, Ivy Uutlcdgc. STANDARD VI. Reading. Eileen Clark ; poetry, Eileen Clark; composition, Eilern Claik ; geography, Eileen Clark ; drawing, Eileen Clark: spelling, Kathleen O'Ncil ; English, Kathleen O'Neil ', arithmetic, May Tracy; writing, Monica Gucrin ; diligence, Mabel Griffiths ; sewing, Eileen Kcany. STANDARD V. Reading, Rita BeVcridge : poetry. Rita Ueveridge ; spelling, Rita lievrridge; English, Rita Beveridge ; composition, Rita Beveridge ; drawing, Rita Beveridgsj writing. Mary Can- ; diligence. Mary Carr and Elizabeth Dolioiiv, arithmetic, Marjory Farquhar ; ifii'vovt-moni. Ivy Rutledge. HIANDARD IV. (Higher Division). Reading, Kathlee^ Wylie ; spelling, Clare O Regan ; drawing, Clare O'Regan ; witina;, *Aos Guerin ; composition, Clare O'Rpjan ; arithmetic, Clare O'Regan; diligenre, Fanny Carr and 2ita Casey. STANDARD ]\\ (Lower Division). Reading, Mary *Emmerson ; spelling. Thyra Clark ; writing, Eileen O'Shea ; composition, , Eileen O'Shea ; drawing, Myrtle Goff ; arithmetic, Thyra Clark ; diligence, Russell Wickliffe. STANDARD 111. Christian doctrine, Olive Beadnall and EiWn Kennedy ; reading, Beatrice Ktnmerson ; poetry. Beatrice Emmerson ', composition. ' Gwen Vaney : arthtnetio. Edna Wylie! writing, Efsio Kpllighpr ; diligenrp. Olive Clarke ; regular attendance. Doris Tloskins ; improvetnefit, Lpah Wilson. The Sisters of Mercy desire to thntik tho following donors of prizes t—Mrsdames Segrief, Bourkc. Wickliffe, Ain.«worth, Casey, Ivpany, and Messrs. Martin Ivennedv, Maurice O'Connor, the Dresden Piano Company, and Mr. Winder.